Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Accrued Payroll and Payroll-Related Liabilities, and Accrued Liabilities and Other (Tables)

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Accrued Payroll and Payroll-Related Liabilities, and Accrued Liabilities and Other (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2025
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accrued Payroll and Payroll-Related Liabilities
Accrued payroll and payroll-related liabilities consisted of the following as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 (in thousands):
December 28, 2025 December 29, 2024
Payroll and payroll-related taxes $ 17,087  $ 18,438 
Workers compensation insurance 6,071  6,459 
Corporate and restaurant incentive compensation(1)
10,713  4,168 
Accrued vacation 6,398  6,583 
Other 3,770  4,024 
Accrued payroll and payroll-related liabilities $ 44,039  $ 39,672 
(1) This balance was inclusive of $2.9 million and $0.0 million for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to severance and executive transition costs.
Schedule of Restructuring Costs
Severance and executive transition consisted of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended
December 28, 2025 December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023
Executive severance
$ 4,915  $ 476  $ 2,298 
Stock-based compensation(1)
(4,104) 71  128 
Team member severance(2)
1,370  634  993 
Total severance and executive transition
$ 2,181  $ 1,181  $ 3,419 
(1) For fiscal 2025, the stock-based compensation benefit related primarily to the forfeiture of unvested stock-based compensation by certain executive leadership.
(2) During fiscal 2025, team member severance was primarily associated with a reduction in force, which occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
One-time termination benefits activity for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2024 and December 28, 2025, respectively, were as follows:
Termination Benefits
Balance as of December 31, 2023
$ 184 
Charges — 
Cash Payments (184)
Balance as of December 29, 2024
$ — 
Charges 1,370 
Cash Payments (1,033)
Balance as of December 28, 2025
$ 337 
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities and other consisted of the following as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 (in thousands):
December 28, 2025 December 29, 2024
State and city sales tax payable $ 5,838  $ 6,224 
Real estate, personal property, state income, and other taxes payable 7,937  6,933 
Insurance
10,092  10,201 
Utilities 2,615  3,016 
Legal 5,510  4,935 
Accrued interest 1,220  1,536 
Accrued marketing 2,824  2,830 
Current portion of finance lease liabilities 1,092  1,019 
Other 9,673  6,237 
Accrued liabilities and other
$ 46,801  $ 42,931